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Thursday, June 7, 2018

Wednesday night in June...

I find it so hard to believe that we are actually almost past Spring and into Summer..

I was scanning the headlines before writing this and saw a girl had posted a video of her little veranda greenhouse in P. E. I. today with snow gently falling..

It has been record low temps here in Eastern Canada and farmers have lost thousands of seedlings due to frost and lots of blueberry plants have been killed too!

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We have not put much in yet except for our Celeriac and I think it can take a bit of cold..

Won't know till next trip to the farm..

Otherwise all is well here..

Have some new valances on the kitchen window above for Summer...

Have been enjoying my new kitchen cleaner we made at Keepers..

I added some lemon peels and let it set for a week or so and really love the scent and the job it does..

Rosemary-Lemon All-Purpose Cleaning Spray

2 sprigs rosemary

Peels of 2 lemons

2 cups water

2 cups white vinegar

In a one quart jar, combine rosemary, lemon peels, water and vinegar. Allow to rest 10-14 days in a cool location to allow oils to infuse. Strain lemon peels and rosemary and transfer liquid to a spray bottle for use. If desired, lemon peels and rosemary may be placed directly inside the spray bottle. The scent will intensify over time before breaking down and the bottle will look great sitting on the shelf.

Today I finished up a batch of Apple Blossom Jelly..

Terry had picked me the blossoms and this time I added a cup and a half of apple juice and I think it turned out lovely..

I was just getting done when in walked my sweet husband with a bag of these..

He said this would be the last time I could get more so I better make another batch of Dandelion Jelly..

It sells so well as it is so tasty..

So this afternoon I got them ready to make the tea and will make the jelly tomorrow..

Dear old Charles kept me company..

He seems to like to sit at my feet.. grin..

We have been busy doing spring jobs like I mentioned last time so nothing much new around here...

10 comments:

Happy peaceful evening to you! the rhubarb pudding...is one shared by an Indiana 'Hoosier' woman, to my mom and aunt...many years ago! I have it on a card my aunt wrote up for me....! yes! Rhubarb pudding! and cake! both! almost any tart fruit would work...tart cherries, etc....

The bread looks so tasty so I will be giving it a try over the weekend. I am going to make some cleaning spray too, so thank you for sharing the recipes. You will certainly be in my prayers. Hope the weather improves a little, the weather here is so varied you don't know what clothes to put on.

Thank you for the picture of Charlie - I am always glad to see him. My mother is coming for lunch on Sunday so I'm going to try your rhubarb recipe as its slightly different from my usual rhubarb puddings. I think I could make the rosemary and lemon spray as an air freshener perhaps? Trying to reduce chemicals in our home and I have rosemary in the garden.

Thank you for the picture of Charlie - I am always glad to see him. My mother is coming for lunch on Sunday so I'm going to try your rhubarb recipe as its slightly different from my usual rhubarb puddings. I think I could make the rosemary and lemon spray as an air freshener perhaps? Trying to reduce chemicals in our home and I have rosemary in the garden.

it's a yummy blog post you have Fay! I'm tired as I got up earlier than usual of Sat. for a photo walk in a rose garden this a.m. Free and got a free 12x18" photo of my favorite shot that I took...nice! lunch and then shopping for groceries and home...and thankful for rain which we've needed badly. Maybe Sunday as well. I need to curl up and read something in bed as I know it will put me to sleep quickly tonight. I will pray for you as well. We all need prayer day in and day out. Happy night!

Faye...your kitchen is beautiful. Thank you for sharing the bread recipe which I will save for future use. Have never tried apple blossom jelly nor dandelion. What does dandelion taste like? Blessings.

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